Tag: fiction
group name: twowordchallenge
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March 28, 2006 11:40 PM EST --
Mary knew that first impressions carried more weight than the average person realized. With deliberate strokes, she applied the last of her coral lipstick and then scrutinized each of her facial features . . . more
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February 16, 2006 10:22 AM EST --
People used to call my great aunt Polly "Crazy Polly." She wasn't really crazy. People just called her that because they thought she had the sight. Nobody ever said that before her husband . . . more
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July 15, 2007 09:51 AM EDT --
Hello, I'm pleased to be hosting this week's Two Word Challenge. I've chosen four new and hopefully challenging word pairs for you:
chipped teacup
broken chair
paper jam
fluent tongue
To . . . more
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July 19, 2007 12:24 PM EDT --
Emily slowly twirled the handle of the chipped teacup around until the smooth, unbroken part of the rim faced her. She reached for the fragile handle. Her once delicate fingers gnarled with arthritis could . . . more
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April 03, 2006 12:00 PM EDT --
My suitcase has been dreaming again, naughty thing, to run off without telling me where it's been, but this time, it's been dreaming of wedded lunacy, a delightful tale, it seems, from what my . . . more
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May 06, 2008 03:17 AM EDT --
I'll Survive!
I truly thought it would be an unexpected pleasure when we bumped into each other after all these years. You wanted a second chance and after all our secrets kept , I was . . . more
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March 05, 2007 09:31 PM EST --
My kids come running up to me
They look at me with there big brown eyes.
Can we! mom.
Go outside to play.
No! It just was pouring down rain.
Mom! We'll stay out of the mud puddles
No! you . . . more
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March 12, 2007 02:32 PM EDT --
The big silver sleigh glided through the snow. The big black horse galloped through the night, his breath coming in frosty clouds from his nose in the cold night air.
As the sleigh neared Williamstown, . . . more
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February 02, 2006 03:40 PM EST --
It holds my thoughts
My hopes, my fears
with vivid dreams
and certain tears
Bearing the words
we spoke as one
Carrying the prayers
that had been sung
Across the seas
it drifted . . . more
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April 02, 2007 07:02 AM EDT --
Mirabelle looked glum. Her eyes were downcast, her mouth downturned. I asked what was wrong. She said nothing.
I walked away. A tear fell from Mirabelle's eyes.
"What is it, hon? Is he . . . more
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March 13, 2006 04:07 PM EST --
It was a cold night marked with an icy wind forcing her to wrap her coat tightly around herself and tuck her gloveless hands under her arms. She took slow, deliberate steps prolonging her short walk . . . more
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April 11, 2006 02:23 PM EDT --
"Prince Edward's Pelican", also known as Canada's Air Force One, was captured on video today turning tail and absconding with hundreds of gallons of fresh water from the great state . . . more
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March 05, 2007 06:10 PM EST --
(author's note: This is my first two word challenge so please go easy on me. ha-ha)
I live in the shadows, hidden in night’s darkness. Some call me evil, but I . . . more
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February 10, 2008 06:50 AM EST --
This fiction story was inspired by Monica Zenberg's article The True Meaning of Love , published as part of the Two Word Challenges for Valentine's Day. I haven't done a Two Word . . . more
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February 17, 2006 01:28 AM EST --
Hunger and the lack of sleep had finally overcome me. I pulled off the lonely strip of highway in a desperate search, for a hot cup of coffee and a bit of food that might sustain me through . . . more
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June 12, 2006 12:34 PM EDT --
Last Day of School: Icy Repose
by Cathy Lysinger
George Blunt stood stone faced leaning against the brick entrance to his home away from home. He . . . more
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August 13, 2006 12:49 PM EDT --
Hey Guys!
Your two word challenge for this week is :
Simply Irresistible.
Remember to have fun and be creative. Also send me your ideas for next week's challenge by Thursday and I will get . . . more
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February 27, 2007 10:57 PM EST --
Michelle started out the day as normally as she always did. She heard the alarm blaring out her favorite music. She sat up slowly, stretched and yawned, and went to the kitchen. There she had her every . . . more
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February 02, 2006 08:41 AM EST --
The man walked into the store. His gun gleamed like shiny death and his eyes were hidden behind mirrored glasses. He had a hat that had seen hot summers, cold winters, and death in the autumn.
He meant . . . more
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April 07, 2006 02:09 PM EDT --
Karl's Last Flight, Part 10
(c)2006, Basil Sands
The three men loaded back into the SUV and took off for town, hoping to reach Faisel's house as soon as possible.
As they approached . . . more
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